Journal Six on Kozol Article,3-25-09
1. On page four,a child called Elizabeth says the following: "It is not fair that other kids have a garden and new things. But we don't have that. . ."I wish that this school was the most beautiful school in the whole why world." Why is this an important quote? Be comprehensive.
2. From page six: "There is something deeply hypocritical about a society that holds an eight-year-old inner-city child "accountable" for her performance on a high-stakes standard exam but does not hold the high officials of our government accountable for robbing her of what they gave their own kids six or seven years earlier." What does this mean? Do you agree with Kozol's assertions here?
3. From page 11: "Mireya later spoke insightfully about some of the serious problems that were common in the school, but her observations on the physical and personal embarrassment she and her schoolmates had to undergo cut to the heart of questions of essential dignity that kids in squalid schools like this one have to deal with all over the nation." Explain the meaning of this quote. Why is it significant?
4. Has this article changed the way you look at the world? Explain why or why not.
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1. On page four,a child called Elizabeth says the following: "It is not fair that other kids have a garden and new things. But we don't have that. . ."I wish that this school was the most beautiful school in the whole why world." Why is this an important quote? Be comprehensive.
2. From page six: "There is something deeply hypocritical about a society that holds an eight-year-old inner-city child "accountable" for her performance on a high-stakes standard exam but does not hold the high officials of our government accountable for robbing her of what they gave their own kids six or seven years earlier." What does this mean? Do you agree with Kozol's assertions here?
3. From page 11: "Mireya later spoke insightfully about some of the serious problems that were common in the school, but her observations on the physical and personal embarrassment she and her schoolmates had to undergo cut to the heart of questions of essential dignity that kids in squalid schools like this one have to deal with all over the nation." Explain the meaning of this quote. Why is it significant?
4. Has this article changed the way you look at the world? Explain why or why not.
I want two pages for this entry.